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Saturday, February 24, 2007

Progress

Several of you have mentioned how shocked you are that I had 41 unfinished projects. Some of them were actually off the needles, but needed ends sewn in, or buttons, or zippers. . .you get the idea.

I've been mocked by Camille, who after looking at my neatly typed and categorized list called me "pathetic". Apparently she couldn't wrap her head around the idea that I had time to type up a list, but not to finish any of the 41 items on the list. . .

I appreciate Sharon's comments about learning to crochet. . .believe me, I've thought about it. It has been excruciatingly hard not to cast on. I've found that my reward for finishing things has been to cast on. . .I have beautiful sock yarn I bought on Tuesday just waiting for me to work with. . .a new favorite pattern for a neck warmer that only takes a couple of hours to complete. . .patterns calling to me from my book shelf. . .It's been hard not to break down and start something new. Lent is gonna be long this year.

I keep telling myself that when I have NO projects on needles, I'll be able to fly through each project one at a time, and then I'll REALLY look like a fast knitter when my attention is so focused. . .but I gotta finish the list. Here's my list of finished items so far. . .have you taken a count of your UFOs yet? The challenge is still out there. . .I'm waiting for pictures from all of you to encourage us all to clean up our lingering projects. . .

Finished Items—

Felt-able Entrelac swatch

Striped, felted bag

Gloria's Brown bag

Entrelac purse

Orsetto Kids vest

Green Einstein

Multi Einstein

Handspun shawl

Modular charity scarf

blue and white charity scarf

3 cupcakes

washcloth

Gloria's scarf

Black Shrug

Red/Pink/Grey socks

I originally counted the cupcakes individually. . .that means I've finished 17 things and my list has shrunk to only (ONLY!) 24 items. . .well, it IS progress. . .

4 comments:

Anonymous
said...

Hi Tanya, I'm impressed with all you have accomplished...I am not planning to cast on anything new but I want to finish my Fair Isle sweater before touching any of my other 21 projects on needles...too embarrassed to send a picture. You don't happen to have any chartreuse, lot 6913? the book was wrong about how much yarn to purchase...what a bummer...happy knitting...sally

you go girl!! I say as I sit here in my beutiful new shawl, which I was so happy to see made it as a finished item. I'm sure that you will be casting on in no time! You do notice that I am not listing any completed items, that would be because I have not completed any! Oh well, at least I have not given in to the call of the Socks That Rock.(yet)